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This has been the most unusual, challenging, frustrating, incredible year of my 20+ years as an educator.  I’ve learned so much and I hope my students have too.  I’ve had to ditch wonderful lessons I have taught for years and learn to make them digital.  That was no mean feat!The result?  My students are now more technology savvy than ever before, and so is their teacher!  Maybe we didn’t make it through the Geometry unit, hit Probability, or decorate the room wi …

WORD SORTSWritten by © MonicaCreatesLLC 2019What Are Word Sorts?A word sort is an individual or small group activity in which students sort words by linking to their prior knowledge. The sorts advance student knowledge, are active and fun, are an analytical and implicit approach to learning, are beneficial to ELL students, as well as being supported by research.Word Sorts are the heart of Word Study. Students sort words into categories based on any number of criteria or features (alphabetic …